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17,141 lettersSant Louis, Mo. Sant Louis, Mo., April 21, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief : Colonel! Smart, commanding a picket at Patterson, was approached by a large force yesterday…
Sart Louis, Mo. Sart Louis, Mo., April 20, 1863. Colonel TYLER : You stay where the depot is and protect that. The rebels are fighting for supplies. Bring the 24-pounder…
Prtot Kno Prtot Kno, April 20, 1863. General Davipson, Saint Louis : A messenger from Colonel Smart says the rebels, under Marmaduke, are fighting with about 4,000 men and artillery,…
ROLLA, Mo. ROLLA, Mo., April 20, 1863. Brig. Gen. W. W. ORME, Commanding Third Division, Army of the Frontier : GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that your division be at…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April 20, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Commanding Department, Saint Louis : Parties of 200 and 300 are continually passing into the southwest portion of…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April 20, 1863. Colonel SALOMON: DEAR Sie: General Herron consents that the infantry be moved to Springfield. You will, therefore, start them as soon as possible,…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE FRONTIER, April 20, 1863. ; April 20, 1863. You will bring your infantry frofh Forsyth to Springfield, and move in the direction of Houston, selecting some…
BLOOMFIELD BLOOMFIELD, April 20, 1863. Brig. Gen. J. W. DAVIDSON, Commanding Saint Louis District of Missouri: GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose you report of Major [Hiram M.] Hiller…
GENERAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF KANSAS, April 18, 1863. No. 10. } Fort Leavenworth, Kans., April 18, 1863. L Martial law is hereby abolished in the city of Leavenworth, Kans.,…
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, April 18, 1863. Governor SAUNDERS, Omaha, Nebr. : It was the opinion of military officers in the West that the Nebraska cavalry could be spared to operate…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., April 17, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. OURTIS, Commanding Department of the Missouri : GENERAL: Recent telegraphic dispatches from Colonel Phillips (a synopsis…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRIOT OF KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, April 16, 1863. Col. E. LYNDE Commanding Ninth Regiment Kansas Volunteers : COLONEL: The western tier of counties of the State of Missouri, lying…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., April 17, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Commanding Department of the Missouri: GENERAL : I telegraphed you this morning relative to the…
Humboldt, Kans. Humboldt, Kans., April 16, 1863. Maj. Gen. JAMES G. BLUNT, Commanding District of Kansas : Sigz: I have the honor to report that, on the 10th day of…
Forsyth, Mo. Forsyth, Mo., April 16, 1863. Maj. Gen. F. J. HERRON, Commanding Army of the Frontier, Rolla, Mo.: I have had two scouting parties down each side of the…
Saint Louis DIsTRIoT Saint Louis DIsTRIoT, April 16, 1863. Colonel SMART, Commanding, Patterson, Mo.: Keep your patrols well to the front, as ordered, examining well the line of the Black…
Saint Louis DISTRICT Saint Louis DISTRICT, April 16, 1863. General JoHN MoNEIL, Commanding, Bloomfield, Mo.: You will concentrate all your troops at once at Bloomfield, calling in all your detachments…
Saint Louis DIstRioT Saint Louis DIstRioT, April 16, 1863. Colonel BELL, Commanding, Barnesville, Mo. : Keep your patrols well to the front. Don’t let any force get in between you…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 16, 1863. Major-General CURTIS, Saint Louis : Colonel King reports having surprised a guerrilla camp on Sni; killed 6, and routed the band;…
Saint Louis, Mo. Saint Louis, Mo., April 16, 1863. Maj. Gen. JAMES G. BLUNT, Commanding District of Kansas : GENERAL: Yours of the 11th instant, concerning the disposition of the…